Working time

New and updated

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Temporary changes to workplace policies and procedures

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated with additional information on furloughing employees as an alternative to redundancy, following the publication of more details about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 26 March 2020.

• Does annual leave accrue during a period of lay-off or furlough?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Can an employee cancel a period of annual leave if they are unable to go on holiday due to the coronavirus outbreak?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Can an employer require employees to use their annual leave during the coronavirus outbreak?

  Type:

  FAQs

• April 2020 employment law changes: Eight tasks for HR

  Date:

  19 March 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines. As well as dealing with the ongoing impact of coronavirus (Covid-19), important issues for HR in April 2020 include changes to written statements of terms and conditions, the introduction of parental bereavement leave and pay, and changes to the law on calculating holiday pay for workers with irregular hours.

• Temporary relaxation of EU rules on drivers' hours introduced

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  Temporary relaxation of EU rules for drivers who supply supermarkets with food, non-food (personal care and household paper and cleaning) and non-prescription drugs in place in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Potential absence and attendance scenarios and how to deal with them

  Date:

  19 March 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  We set out some possible scenarios related to absence and attendance that HR professionals may face during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and explain how they could tackle them. Additional scenarios (added on 19 March) now cover an employee being unable to work because their child's school has closed or an elderly relative has fallen ill, and an employee due to return to work has been stranded abroad.

• Hours of work

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on a relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Rest breaks and rest periods

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on a relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Temporary increased working hours policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to flag up that this policy can be used if temporary increased working hours are necessary during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.